Nationwide blackout planned as student-led strike targets ICE enforcement

Activists are organizing a Friday nationwide blackout—a nonviolent general strike—to protest ICE enforcement, led by Minnesota student groups who say the action will pressure lawmakers and the administration to reform immigration policy and pull ICE out of cities. The protests occur amid recent deadly incidents involving federal agents and alongside a looming DHS funding showdown, with walkouts in schools, business shutdowns in multiple cities, and broad public support including celebrities and unions.